Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.4
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
17
34
83
116
378
640
298
229
173
177
149
120
114
93
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM1.65m
2:38PM1.64m
3:00AM1.66m
3:46PM1.67m
4:06AM1.68m
4:58PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.25m
8:51PM0.38m
9:17AM0.27m
9:56PM0.39m
10:22AM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
5
10
1
Temp °C
6
5
7
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
9
10
12
15
13
11
Feels °C
3
2
4
7
10
10
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
7
8
9
12
10
8
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